BIO 1000: The Global Environment

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BIO 1000 The Global Environment

• Instructor Mike Phillips
• Contact
• 815-224-0394
• mike_phillips_at_ivcc.edu
• put bio1000 in subject line
• www.ivcc.edu/phillips
• link to my coursesgtBIO 1000, sec. 150

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Course Goals

• Explore a variety of current environmental issues
  concerns
• Analyze the roles and impact of science,
  politics, economics and ethics on environmental
  concerns

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Course Format

• Web-enhanced
• Reduced Seat-Time 2 hrs of class time for a
  3-hr. course
• Structure
• Introduce topic in class, each Friday
• Explore topic use text and on-line resources
• Discuss on-line (WebBoard discussion)
• Wrap-up in class discussion homework

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Exploring a topic

• Class website
• schedule
• course overview
• BlackBoard self enroll
• Links to weekly topic
• deadlines
• question for discussion
• resources

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Discuss

• BlackBoard
• link from Class Discussion page
• create a user account (remember your username and
  password)
• Group list
• follow link from Class Discussion
• discuss topic within your group
• requirement at least three postings on different
  three days (more preferred)
• all must participate or group suffers

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BlackBoard set-up

• Announcements
• Course Documents
• Discussion Board
• Ask Mr. Phillips
• Group group discussion
• Coffee House
• Email
• homework submission
• private discussion w/ me

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Wrap-up

• Friday discussions in class
• Homework submission via e-mail or WebBoard by
  1100 pm Friday

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First Topic

• How will you succeed in this class?
• Today
• Intro to BlackBoard
• post two comments in Coffee House
• By Friday
• review resources
• discuss question for week within group
• (yes, this weekend, too)

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See you on the BlackBoard!

• I will check in almost every day.
• Mike Phillips